Meet Jen
During what she now describes as phase one of her professional career, Jen practiced law for more than two decades with an international law firm in both Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. where she was named one of the Top 250 Women in Litigation.
Today, Jen focuses on writing fiction — a lifelong passion — while mentoring aspiring lawyers, supporting a local animal shelter, and helping underserved teens navigate the college and career planning process. She enjoys running by the ocean, learning Italian, watching the New England Patriots, and savoring time with family, friends, and her two cats.
Scroll down to see what Jen loves to read. Spoiler alert: EVERYTHING!
What Jen Reads
Some were book club selections, many were recommended by friends or family, several were written by her favorite authors, some caught her eye at her local bookstore, some were available at the library when she needed something to read, some entertained her, some educated her, some frightened her, and some made her cry.
2023
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Fault Lines by Emily Itami
On Writing by Stephen King
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Baby Teeth by Zoe Stage
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Fault Lines by Emily Itami
On Writing by Stephen King
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Baby Teeth by Zoe Stage
The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
How to Write A Successful Series by Helen B. Scheuerer
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Verity by Colleen Hoover
The Good Life Method by Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
The Murder Game by Carrie Doyle
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
I Will Find You by Harlan Coben
Indigo & Ida by Heather Murphy Capps
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes
Hearts Touched With Fire by David Gergen
The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
111 Places in Verona and Lake Garda That You Must Not Miss by Petra Sophia Zimmerman
The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
Homecoming by Kate Morton
The Maid by Nita Prose
Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr by Crystal Smith Paul
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
After Death by Dean Koontz
An Immense World by Ed Yong
We Are Too Many by Hannah Pittard
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Sun Damage by Sabine Durrant
Holly by Stephen King
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littleton
Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari La Pena
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick
Curves for Days by Laura Moher
happier now by Nataly Kogan
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
The Wager by David Grann
2024
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
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The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
Table for Two by Amor Towles
The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate
But Cats Don't Talk by Lynne Heinzmann
And Then Ben by L.M. Coppa
The Woman with a Purple Heart by Diane Hanks
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware
We, The Jury by Robert Rotstein
One Wrong Word by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The One and Only Family by Katherine Applegate
The New Couple in Apartment 5B by Lisa Unger
After the Ink Dries by Cassie Gustafson
The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda
The Summer She Went Missing by Chelsea Ichaso
The Son of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
The House Guest by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Faithful by Alice Hoffman
I Didn’t Do It by Jaime Lynn Hendricks
Funny Story by Emily Henry
Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus
Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon
The Story Collector by Evie Woods
2026
Nash Falls by David Baldacci
What Did We Do? by Alex Finlay
My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
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Nash Falls by David Baldacci
What Did We Do? by Alex Finlay
My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Famous Last Words by Gilliam McAllister
Everyone Is Lying To You by Jo Piazza
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
The Ensemble by Aja Gabel
Tell Me Who You Are by Louisa Luna
In Her Defense by Amy Impellizzeri
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
How To Read A Book by Monica Wood
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
The Note by Alafair Burke
Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
The Night We Met by Abby Jiminez
American Fantasy by Emma Straub
The Deadly Book Club by Lyn Liao Butler
Hear Her Howl by Kim DeRose
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
Ruinous Creatures by Jessi Cole Jackson
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
The Anniversary by Alex Finlay
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister
2025
The Door-to-Door Bookstore
by Carsten Henn
Happy Place by Emily Henry
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
The Women by Kristin Hannah
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The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn
Happy Place by Emily Henry
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
The Women by Kristin Hannah
These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling
This Coven Won’t Break by Isabel Sterling
Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
The Crash by Freida McFadden
The Love of My After Life by Kirsty Greenwood
The Anthropologists by Aysegul Savas
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay
James by Percival Everett
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes
Fagan the Thief by Allison Epstein
Now She’s Dead by Roselyn Clarke
The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Going Home in the Dark by Dean Koontz
What Does It Feel Like by Sophie Kinsella
Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay
Erasure by Percival Everett
Never Flinch by Stephen King
Crooked House by Agatha Christie
Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben
Swept Away by Beth O’Leary
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri
My Favorite Mistake by Marian Keyes
The Rebel Girls of Rome by Jordyn Taylor
What She’s Having by Laura Moher
Where-abouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
Who’s all going (to die)? by Lisa Springer
The Framed Women of Ardemore House by Brandy Schillace
North River by Pete Hamill
The Summer Guests by Tess Gerritsen
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
Write Through It by Kate McKean
The Malachi Covenant by Dee Kelly, Jr.
Murder in Chianti by Camilla Trinchieri
The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
The Bitter Taste of Murder by Camilla Trinchieri
Show Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld
Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
What Jen Loves
Mango and Dexter pictured below, keep Jen company while she writes. Dexter is proud to announce that he’s the 2026 Mascot for Animal Rescue Rhode Island, where Jen spends most of her time when she’s away from her computer.
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DEXTER